the slave trade even when other merchants were moving away from it. With his eldest son, James, he was elected to the African Company of Merchants trading in Liverpool in July 1793. He died in 1799. One of Penny's daughters married the writer Christopher North. References External links Anti-abolitionism in Liverpool Liverpool and the slave trade On the Street name Penny Lane Year of birth missing 1799 deaths Proslavery activists English slave traders People from Ulverston